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Harry Styles puts his waltzing skills to the test in the video for “Coming Up Roses,” the latest single to get the music video treatment from his fourth album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” For the clip, Styles reunites with directing duo Bradley & Pablo, who helmed the videos for “Watermelon Sugar” and “Late […]
Walter Koenig, who memorably played Chekov in the original “Star Trek” series and seven “Star Trek” feature films, died Sunday in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. He was 90. His reps said in a statement, “Today we mourn the passing of Walter Koenig, whose talent, warmth, and unforgettable performances left a lasting mark on generations […]
Meta’s Instagram is trying to make itself a place for longer-form entertainment content from digital creators, including testing out video lengths of up to 90 minutes and letting users watch Reels and more on Apple TV. The moves are meant to position Instagram as a bigger potential competitor to YouTube. But for now, Instagram is […]
The Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth is adding a federal partner to its push to build a more substantial and sustainable pipeline for emerging filmmakers. The organization behind the festival signed an agreement with the UAE’s recently established National Media Authority covering areas from film screening procedures to training and technical support. […]
The two singers have coincided on the stage of the London Literature Festival, where they have spoken of love, literature and a special moment that the American lived during her visit to Oviedo to receive the Princess of Asturias award: "I knew nothing and I appeared there dressed in any way"
Helen Berger said she left her job working for Brand after she became "sick of him."
Serbian filmmaker Stefan Djordjevic’s documentary-drama “Wind, Talk to Me” won best film at the Adriatic Film & TV Awards on Saturday evening in Porto Montenegro, Tivat, Montenegro. Djordjevic’s debut feature “weaves fact, fiction and memory into a heart-bursting tribute to his late mother,” according to the Variety review, published following its world premiere in Rotterdam […]
Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso,” “Fargo”), Joey King (“We Were the Lucky Ones,” “The Act”) and James McAvoy (“The Last King of Scotland,” “Atonement”) are set to star in the upcoming — and somewhat timely — sci-fi AI comedy movie “Almost You.” The film, currently shooting in Glasgow, is being directed by Matt Lipsey, whose credits include multiple […]
Robert Pattinson recently told GamesRadar+ that he is looking forward to finishing production on “The Batman Part II” with Steven Soderbergh taking over principal photography from Matt Reeves, who exited production earlier this month due to a family matter. “I am so happy he’s come on to help Matt,” Pattinson said of Soderbergh. “It’s incredibly […]
Serielizados Pro, the industry segment of the fast-expanding series festival Serielizados in Barcelona, had a mandate to “inspire, connect Catalan and Spanish producers, series creators with international players and get projects going,” as the event’s co-founder Victor Sala said in his opening speech Oct. 22 at the modernised Renaissance Palau Bru in the Gothic Quarter. […]
A collection of stakeholders and music companies that control the rights to Elvis Presley’s music sued Anthropic for copyright infringement, telling a federal court the AI company prioritized a potential multitrillion-dollar stock opening over respecting the copyright of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. In a 28-page lawsuit filed Friday in the Northern District of […]
Kenny MacPherson, a veteran publishing executive and artist manager who co-founded Big Deal Music Group, was formerly CEO of Hipgnosis Songs Group and worked with such acts as Radiohead, Supertramp, Ray LaMontagne, My Morning Jacket, the Blue Nile, St. Vincent and others, died on Friday in Los Angeles, according to Hits and other media reports. […]
Owen Thiele hasn’t been on dating apps recently. For good reason. He and his boyfriend, celebrity stylist Jared Ellner, have been together for 10 years. But that doesn’t mean he can’t help friends find love. Thiele stars in a new ad campaign for Tinder’s Group Hangouts, which lets groups of friends meet other groups. In […]
MGM+ has greenlit the horror investigation series “The Black Tapes,” with “Game of Thrones” alum Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attached to star in the lead role. The eight-episode series is based on the hit podcast of the same name created by Terry Miles and Paul Bae, which originally debuted in 2015 and has over 60 million downloads. […]
Dozens will be gathering at Wolverhampton Arts Centre to celebrate the series' newest release.
The R&B star previously pleaded guilty to affray, after attacking a music producer with a glass bottle.
Brian Gordon has been named executive producer and head of live content at PGA Tour Studios, the latest sign of how the golf organization is focusing more intently on controlling more of its content. Gordon is tasked with leading editorial vision and creative execution across live programming produced by PGA Tour Studios. He will start […]
Superproducer Greg Berlanti has been tapped to receive the Paley Center for Media’s Paley Honors Award, the org’s highest recognition. Berlanti will be presented the award during the 2026 Paley Honors Fall Gala, to be held on Thursday, Dec. 3 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Additional honorees will be announced later. The […]
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s buzzy Elizabeth Holmes doc “You Can See Everything” is set to launch into Italy from the Torino Film Festival with the directors expected in tow. After world premiering in the U.S. at Telluride, and segueing to the New York Film Festival, the doc, which offers an intimate look at the […]
Paris-based MMM Film Sales has acquired international rights to Ecuadorian filmmaker Christian Rojas’ debut feature “Princess” (“Ñusta”) ahead of its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). “Princess,” which screens in the fest’s First Feature Competition, follows Kallpa, a 12-year-old Indigenous girl from the Andes as she prepares for her community’s festivities, […]
